Loyola Men's Soccer Loyola is in its 71st season as a men's soccer program, while this is the Greyhounds' 32nd year of competition as an NCAA Division I program. It is also Loyola's inaugural year as a member of the Patriot League. The Greyhounds were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for 24 years, posting an overall record of 167-24-8 in conference games from 1989-2012. Loyola also claimed 16 regular-season titles and 12 MAAC Tournament titles in that time.

Hot Streaks The Greyhounds, unbeaten so far this year and coming off three-straight wins, have posted their best record to start the season since 2008. The 2008 squad opened the year 5-0-0 and finished the regular season unbeaten, at 17-0-1.  In addition, this year marks the sixth time in school Division I history that the Greyhounds have been unbeaten through their first five games, while it is the 17th time in the 71-year history of the program that Loyola has not lost in its first five contests.

Loyola Greyhounds Sophomore Larry Ndjock leads the offense with a Patriot League-best six goals, while junior Connor Thompson is second on the team with three goals. Senior Diego McQuestion is the only other Greyhound with a goal this season. In goal, both senior Thurman Van Riper and freshman Jordan Watsonhave seen time, with each posting shutouts. Van Riper has earned two shutout victories, while Watson has one.

Princeton Tigers The Tigers are coming off their first win of the season, a 1-0 victory over Seton Hall on Sunday.  Thomas Sanner, Cameron Porter and Bryan Windsor have all scored goals for Princeton this season, while Windsor has the Tigers' lone game-winning goal. In goal, Seth MacMillan has played all 270 minutes. MacMillan has allowed six goals and stopped eight shots for a .571 save percentage.

Last Meeting The last time Princeton and Loyola met was in 2008, with the Greyhounds earning a 1-0 victory.

National Rankings Loyola has a pair of Greyhounds ranked among the nation's statistical leaders. Sophomore Larry Ndjockis ranked third in the NCAA with six goals this year, 1.20 per game, while he is also tied for fourth with 12 points.  Senior Stephen Dooley is also ranked, sitting second nationally with four assists, 0.80 per game.

Patriot League Honors - Van Riper and Ndjock Senior Thurman Van Riper became the third Greyhound to be honored by the Patriot League, earning goalkeeper of the week honors on September 16. Van Riper earned back-to-back shutouts as Loyola beat Quinnipiac, 1-0, and Campbell, 2-0. The Quinnipiac shutout marked the first for Van Riper this season, while the Campbell one extended his consecutive shutout minutes to 186 minutes and 53 seconds. Sophomore Larry Ndjock was also included as an honorable mention this week after extending his goal-scoring streak to four-straight games. Ndjock scored both game-winners against Quinnipiac and Campbell, and now has a league-best six goals and 12 points on the season.

Greyhounds To Be Featured On NSCAA TV The NSCAA has selected the Greyhounds' game versus UMBC on Saturday, Sept. 21 to be featured in its NSCAATV College Soccer Spotlight broadcast. Heading into this weekend's play, the local rivals sport a combined 7-0-1 record, with Loyola holding a 3-0-1 record and UMBC recording an undefeated 4-0-0 mark. Dave Johnson, who serves as Comcast SportsNet's television play-by-play voice for Major League Soccer's D.C. United and the radio announcer for the NBA's Washington Wizards, will call the acion.  Keith Tabatznik, former head coach at Georgetown, will be the color analyst.

Up Next Loyola will remain at Ridley Athletic Complex for two more home games.  The Greyhounds host UMBC on Saturday, Sept. 21, before concluding the homestand with their Patriot League opener against Holy Cross on Saturday, Sept. 28.